Campaign finance dollars are rolling in, and some candidates are way ahead, while others have yet to raise a penny.

And where candidates are getting their dollars varies.

State Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine is leading in fundraising locally, with $123,126.81 raised by Friday, according to the state division of elections.

Most of his money has come from special interest groups out of Tallahassee and other large cities outside his district as well as Jacksonville, parts of which are in his district.

Thrasher lists one donation each from St. Augustine and Flagler County.

Thrasher’s district runs along the coast from northern Volusia County through Flagler, St. Johns, Duval and Nassau counties.

Aaron Bean of Fernandina Beach is the only announced candidate to replace term-limited Sen. Steven Wise, R-Jacksonville, whose district includes northwest St. Johns County.

Bean has raised more than twice Thrasher’s total. Of the $293,517.73 he’s raised, most has come from special interest groups.

Bean doesn’t live in the district yet but expects to move there after the new lines are drawn as part of the redistricting process that is set to be completed early next year.

Republican Kim Kendall, one of three candidates seeking to replace state Rep. Bill Proctor, was leading her other two candidates with $39,327.80, much of which has come from Jacksonville developers, a cadre of homemakers and retirees as well as the chief executive officer of Ringhaver.

Proctor’s district now includes a large section of St. Johns County and parts of Flagler and Clay counties.

Kendall’s biggest contributor is herself. She has loaned her campaign $10,000.

In an odd twist, Kendall has signed up to challenge state Rep. Mike Weinstein, R-Jacksonville but has said she doesn’t intend to. Instead, she said she plans to move into Proctor’s district once redistricting is done. She now lives in Weinstein’s district.

The other two candidates in the race to replace Proctor are St. Augustine developer Mike Davis and St. Augustine attorney Terry Shoemaker, both Republicans. There is no Democratic challenger yet.

Davis has raised $36,581.75 with much of his support from the construction and insurance industries, including a donation from Proctor. Much of Davis’ support comes from St. Augustine.

Shoemaker was third with $17,590. Shoemaker, an attorney, pulled in most of his money from attorneys.

In northwest St. Johns County, Weinstein has raised $178,195.12, mostly from Jacksonville interests. Of the amount he has raised, his largest contributor is himself. He has loaned his campaign $100,000.

State Rep. Ronald “Doc” Renuart, R-Jacksonville Beach, is running unopposed and has raised $31,756.84, mostly from physicians and the health-care industry. Renuart is a physician.

Robert Jones, the sole announced candidate in the District 1 state senate race, came in last. He has yet to receive any donations. This district runs through the center of St. Johns County but is dominated by Duval County. The incumbent is State Sen.-elect Audrey Gibson, a Democrat, who won a special election to replace State Sen. Tony Hill, who resigned to take a position in the administration of Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. She is expected to run in 2012.

Thrasher

Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, has received most of his $123,126 from special interest groups, including groups called CCEs — committees of continuing existence — groups that exist to influence.

It is difficult to say what groups represent what special interest. For example, a CCE named FRF PAC of Tallahassee gave $500 to his campaign, but it’s not clear what special interest it is advocating. That group has a Post Office Box for an address, making it difficult to track down who is backing the group.

What is clear is that he has gotten a lot of money from groups representing insurance, charter school, health care, gambling and real estate groups.

The list of Thrasher contributors includes more than $21,000 in contributions from a total of 43 CCEs.

Seven companies at the same address in Jacksonville gave a total of $3,500 to Thrasher’s campaign. Among the donors at 3030 Hartley Road, suite 300, were John Rood, Vestcorps and the Hutson Companies. The latter owns SilverLeaf Plantation in St. Johns County.

Most of Thrasher’s money has come from outside of his district, with Tallahassee groups having the largest representation. He has received many donations from Jacksonville groups.

Locally, he has received three donations from Ponte Vedra, one from St. Augustine — $500 from John Edward Dell, a financial planned — and one from Flagler County.

Thrasher does not have an opponent.

Seat held by Proctor

Three people are vying to replace State. Rep. Bill Proctor, R-St. Augustine, who is barred by term limits from seeking re-election.

Those seeking the job are Kim Kendall, a homemaker from NW St. Johns County, Mike David, the owner of A.D. Davis Construction Co., in St. Augustine, and Terry Shoemaker, an attorney who also lives in the NW St. Johns County.

Of the three, Kendall is ahead in fund-raising.

Kendall has raised $39,327.80, with $1,900 coming from people who identify themselves as housewives, some of whom are her neighbors.

Much more has come from developers in Jacksonville, such as the Parc Group, Nocatee Development Co., Vestcorps Development Corp. and JDR construction.

Four companies including Vestcorps and listing the same Hartley Road address gave a total of $800. Four companies including Parc Group and listing the same Pablo Oaks Court address gave $1,200. Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its subsidiaries gave three donations totaling $300. The insurance giant is one of the heaviest spenders in statewide elections and has chosen to give the maximum to candidates such as Thrasher.

Also on Kendall’s list: A maximum contribution — $500 — from Thrasher’s wife. Mary J. Thrasher, who lists her address as Fleming Island in Clay County, outside Thrasher’s district. Thrasher has the house on the market. The Record has reported that the Fleming Island home is his principal residence while his St. Augustine condominium is his legal residence.

Kendall is her own biggest contributor, loaning her campaign $10,000. Her children have made two $50 contributions.

Candidate Davis has raised $36,581.75.

His donation list is intensely local, with most of the money coming from St. Augustine. Proctor, who supports Davis’s candidacy, gave Davis $500, the maximum contribution allowed.

Accounting firm Kresge Platt and Abare and its president Bill Abare gave $1,000 and The Bailey Group, John Bailey Sr. and Mark Bailey gave a total of $1,500.

Former City of St. Augustine Mayor Len Weeks ($200), Craig Funeral Home ($200) and attorney Frank Upchurch III ($250) and Katherine Upchurch ($250) also donated.

With $17,590, local attorney Terry Shoemaker raised the least.

Thirty-two attorneys and law firms donated to his campaign for a total of $7,150. Shorstein, Lee and Morgan donated a $500 maximum.

The majority of the donations came from St. Augustine, with many from Jacksonville and a few from other places in Florida.

Weinstein raised $178,195.12, with more than half of that coming from a loan of $100,000 he gave to his campaign. Other contributors included 25 attorneys. Weinstein is an attorney who works in the State’s Attorney’s Office in Jacksonville. Nearly all of the money came from Jacksonville and Tallahassee.

Fifteen political action committees gave $7,500 total, insurance companies including Blue Cross and Blue Shield and a subsidiary gave $4,350 and Jacksonville-based Brothers Five and its executives donated $2,000.

The district is mostly in Duval County but includes parts of NW St. Johns County.

Seat held by Renuart

Ronald “Doc” Joseph Renuart, R-Jacksonville Beach, is running unopposed for his District 18 seat, which runs through Ponte Vedra Beach into Vilano Beach and the north end of St. Augustine.

He has raised $31,756.84 with physicians and those in the health care industry making up the majority of Renuart’s donations. Doctors from all over the state gave, as did a political action committee working on behalf of AT&T.

Renuart is a physician.

Seat formerly held by Hill

The incumbent will be State Sen.-elect Audrey Gibson, a Democrat of Jacksonville, who won a special election to replace State Sen. Tony Hill. Though Gibson has yet to announce her candidacy, she is expected to run.

As of Friday, the only candidate formally in the race was Republican Robert Allen Jones of Jacksonville.

Jones has not reported any donations since his campaign became active in June, according to the state Division of Elections.

The majority of the district is in Duval County. Parts of the district in St. Johns County include World Golf Village, West Augustine and Hastings.

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